The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word THRIFT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result THRIFT
- Prudence — article left unfinished before breach
- Care with money leads to terribly hurtful split
- Attempt to save plant
- Serious break in relations underlies shortfall in the economy
- How to save money for plant?
- Most of the Irish coming around to a measure of frugality
- Economy? It’s here in regularly chosen newspaper
- Plant‘s economy
- Economy? This is lacking over altercation
- Short article on flaw in economy
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The straight part
We know that "frugality" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case frugality = thrift.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THRIFT mean?
THRIFT noun- The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
- A savings bank.
- Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
- Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
- Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
- To obtain from a thrift shop.